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Taylor Middle

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Taylor Middle ranks 1647 th of 2335 Texas middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

1647^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,335 Texas Middle Schools

Better than 29% of Texas middle schools

Summary

Taylor Middle in Taylor, TX, serves 602 students in grades 6-8 within the Taylor Independent School District (Isd), and is a school in transition, showing a promising upward trend in its state ranking after years of academic challenges. The school serves a predominantly low socio-economic status population, with over 72% of students qualifying for free or reduced lunch, a rate significantly higher than nearby schools like Ridgeview Middle (17%) and Kelly Lane Middle (19%). While overall test scores in core subjects like math and reading have historically been below state averages, the school has recently jumped to the 29th percentile in state rankings—its highest in nearly a decade—suggesting recent interventions are starting to work.

One of the most striking findings is the school’s exceptional performance in Algebra I, where 82% of test-takers were proficient, far exceeding the state average (54%) and even outperforming higher-ranked schools like George Wagner Middle (63%). This success in advanced math stands in stark contrast to the general math proficiency rates, where only 8.66% of 7th graders were proficient. The school also maintains a low student-teacher ratio of 12.6:1, lower than most nearby schools, and spends $10,823 per student—higher than Ridgeview Middle ($8,140) and Kelly Lane Middle ($8,779)—indicating the district is investing heavily in resources to address academic struggles.

Despite its challenges, Taylor Middle has a consistently low dropout rate (0.2%), lower than the district average and comparable to high-performing schools like Farley Middle (1.6%) and Hutto Middle (1.4%), showing the school is effective at keeping students engaged. The school’s closest demographic peer is George Wagner Middle (43.61% low-income), which also struggles with low rankings, highlighting the challenging context in which Taylor Middle operates. The key question is whether the success in Algebra I can be scaled to improve math proficiency across all grades, as the school continues its upward climb.

602

Students ?

12.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,059

Per pupil spending ?

72.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

304 Carlos Parker Blvd NW
Taylor, TX 76574-2704

(512) 365-8591

District: Taylor Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Taylor Middle usually attend:

High:

Taylor High School

Feeder schools for Taylor Middle:

Elementary:	Naomi Pasemann Elementary
	Th Johnson Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

66.3%

White:

21.8%

African American:

8.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 13th percentile in 2022 → 29th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 29th (2026) from a 13th-percentile low (2022)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (36% vs 47% meeting standards)

!Mathematics scores 13 pts below the Texas average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school36%

District avg36%

Texas avg47%

1,647^th of 2,335

Texas public middle schools ?

Bottom 29%▼ down 17 pts since 2016

From bottom 46% (2016) to bottom 29% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

547^th of 951Taylor Independent School District (Isd) among Texas districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	32.4	1647 of 2335	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	22.6	1954 of 2344	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.8	1960 of 2372	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.4	1855 of 2330	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.3	1971 of 2254	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.0	1842 of 2252	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.9	1488 of 2193	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	24.5	1701 of 2080	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	34.4	1352 of 2027	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2016	50.2	1067 of 1987	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2015	48.2	1145 of 2043	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2014	44.7	1187 of 1987	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2013	44.5	1204 of 1973	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2012	49.0	1066 of 1951	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2011	52.3	1067 of 1895	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2010	54.3	941 of 1803	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2009	55.2	891 of 1763	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2008	52.7	918 of 1718	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2007	44.1	1091 of 1684	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2006	28.0	1273 of 1585	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	40.4	1078 of 1582	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2004	47.3	952 of 1573	39.5%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	31.6	937 of 1295	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	24.7	821 of 997	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	11.5	1250 of 1280	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	22.0	1086 of 1273	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.2	1161 of 1251	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	26.5	983 of 1213	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.3	937 of 1193	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.2	1083 of 1167	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	20.4	1994 of 2182	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	24.0	1848 of 2118	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.7	1570 of 2058	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.8	1832 of 2008	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	33.5	1001 of 1390	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	20.4	1281 of 1428	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.4	1623 of 1770	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	17.9	1597 of 1720	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.9	1602 of 1643	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	18.3	1552 of 1592	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	30.8	1087 of 1445	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.6	1194 of 1376	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	33.4	1565 of 2240	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	21.0	1577 of 1825	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.6	1919 of 2242	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.8	1812 of 2241	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.2	1873 of 2221	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.3	1800 of 2151	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.4	1531 of 2047	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.6	1760 of 2008	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	37.6	1169 of 1497	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	34.7	964 of 1230	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.9	1168 of 1481	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.6	1262 of 1488	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	40.3	1053 of 1501	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	54.9	810 of 1446	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	27.9	1211 of 1430	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	26.6	1754 of 2141	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	17.4	1602 of 1731	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.1	1972 of 2119	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	18.8	1900 of 2116	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.7	1962 of 2077	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	18.6	1847 of 2043	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	31.6	1431 of 1935	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.3	1687 of 1895	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	32.4	1653 of 2253	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	20.6	1645 of 1820	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	18.7	2033 of 2235	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	20.0	1998 of 2251	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.8	2029 of 2220	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	20.1	1935 of 2172	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.2	1657 of 2073	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.8	1800 of 2039	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	31.7	1616 of 2253	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	23.0	1523 of 1818	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.2	1989 of 2246	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.0	1805 of 2245	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.1	2036 of 2228	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	21.2	1807 of 2168	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	36.7	1332 of 2069	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	27.8	1579 of 2030	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	66.5	229 of 806	71.6%	★★★★☆
2024	22.3	701 of 818	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	38.1	530 of 817	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	36.7	496 of 753	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	23.3	604 of 720	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	36.4	1246 of 1956	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	41.5	917 of 1568	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.7	1194 of 1891	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.1	1493 of 1815	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.2	1285 of 1757	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	32.5	1218 of 1712	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	46.8	693 of 1626	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	44.9	719 of 1597	55.0%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	48.4	903 of 1731	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	34.6	1044 of 1439	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	37.1	1170 of 1733	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.9	1074 of 1749	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.9	1283 of 1723	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.1	1457 of 1700	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	36.8	1153 of 1684	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	30.5	1280 of 1673	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Multi-racial (2026)72nd percentile+42 vs school

White (2026)48th percentile+18 vs school

Special Education (2026)36th percentile+7 vs school

Female (2026)30th percentile~ school

Male (2026)28th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2026)28th percentile~ school

African American (2026)28th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)27th percentile-3 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)22nd percentile-8 vs school

Hispanic (2026)18th percentile-11 vs school

At Risk (2022)9th percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Algebra I82%+28 vs state

Reading45%-10 vs state

Mathematics27%-13 vs state

Social Studies23%-9 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				STAAR EOC Algebra I (2026)	STAAR Reading (2026)			STAAR Mathematics (2026)			STAAR Social Studies (2026)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	STAAR EOC Algebra I End of Course	STAAR Reading 6th Grade	STAAR Reading 7th Grade	STAAR Reading 8th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 6th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 7th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 8th Grade	STAAR Social Studies 8th Grade	Total
Taylor Middle	Public	6-8	304 Carlos Parker Blvd NW	Taylor	76574	Williamson County	Taylor Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 365-8591	602	47	12.6	72.3%	131 (21.8%)	49 (8.1%)	399 (66.3%)	7 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	14 (2.3%)	32.4	1647^th of 2335 public middle schools	29.5%		22.6	1954^th of 2344 public middle schools	16.6%	307	82.4	44.9	41.9	49.0	21.3	8.7	43.8	23.0	$9,059
Thrall Middle	Public	5-8	201 S Bounds St	Thrall	76578	Williamson County	Thrall Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(512) 898-5193	287	20	14.1	34.5%	189 (65.9%)	2 (0.7%)	92 (32.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.4%)	85.8	214^th of 2335 public middle schools	90.8%		88.1	187^th of 2344 public middle schools	92.0%	27	100.0	66.7	79.1	81.3	70.5	32.7	79.3	46.0	$8,524
Hutto Middle	Public	6-8	1005 Exchange Blvd	Hutto	78634	Williamson County	Hutto Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 759-4541	746	54	13.8	41.6%	211 (28.3%)	105 (14.1%)	342 (45.8%)	30 (4.0%)	3 (0.4%)	3 (0.4%)	52 (7.0%)	39.1	1422^nd of 2335 public middle schools	39.1%		61	768^th of 2344 public middle schools	67.2%	654	94.7	50.4	52.6	52.1	31.5	4.4	26.1	30.5	$7,519
Farley Middle	Public	6-8	303 Cr 137	Hutto	78634	Williamson County	Hutto Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 759-2050	674	51	13.3	42.3%	177 (26.3%)	104 (15.4%)	323 (47.9%)	13 (1.9%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (8.0%)	42.6	1295^th of 2335 public middle schools	44.5%		42.3	1316^th of 2344 public middle schools	43.9%	21	66.7	50.6	54.2	54.1	29.7	21.6	32.9	28.9	$8,244
Gus Almquist	Public	6-8	1000 Haybarn Ln	Hutto	78634	Williamson County	Hutto Independent School District (Isd)	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(512) 759-3771	951	64	14.8	40.0%	268 (28.2%)	126 (13.2%)	449 (47.2%)	38 (4.0%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	67 (7.0%)	48	1103^rd of 2335 public middle schools	52.8%					(n/a)	85.0	47.3	53.5	56.1	40.5	19.3	42.8	31.9	$00
Cele Middle	Public	6-8	6000 Cele Rd	Pflugerville	78660	Travis County	Pflugerville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 594-3000	762	48	15.8	24.1%	246 (32.3%)	102 (13.4%)	259 (34.0%)	92 (12.1%)	5 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	58 (7.6%)	76.5	383^rd of 2335 public middle schools	83.6%		75.4	422^nd of 2344 public middle schools	82.0%	39	81.6	64.5	79.3	82.1	52.8	22.0	60.3	33.2	$8,663
George Wagner Middle	Public	6-8	1621 Rockride Ln	Georgetown	78626	Williamson County	Georgetown Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(512) 943-1830	837	64	13.1	43.6%	262 (31.3%)	43 (5.1%)	449 (53.6%)	36 (4.3%)	4 (0.5%)	3 (0.4%)	40 (4.8%)	30.3	1705^th of 2335 public middle schools	27.0%		29.6	1748^th of 2344 public middle schools	25.4%	43	63.4	51.5	37.7	47.2	13.1	22.5	25.8	22.6	$7,635
Kelly Lane Middle	Public	6-8	18900 Falcon Pointe	Pflugerville	78660	Travis County	Pflugerville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(512) 594-2800	910	56	16.3	19.3%	339 (37.3%)	91 (10.0%)	326 (35.8%)	86 (9.5%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	66 (7.3%)	82.8	268^th of 2335 public middle schools	88.5%		85.1	237^th of 2344 public middle schools	89.9%	31	87.9	67.9	70.4	77.3	54.9	28.9	65.4	59.0	$7,932
Thorndale Middle	Public	6-8	300 N Main St	Thorndale	76577	Milam County	Thorndale Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(512) 898-2670	157	13	12.3	53.5%	98 (62.4%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (34.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.2%)	49.4	1058^th of 2335 public middle schools	54.7%		57.5	858^th of 2344 public middle schools	63.4%	200	89.7	49.1	56.5	54.4	30.9	20.0	43.6	37.3	$10,467
Ridgeview Middle	Public	6-8	2000 Via Sonoma Trl	Round Rock	78664	Williamson County	Round Rock Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(512) 424-8400	1,249	78	15.9	17.1%	520 (41.6%)	114 (9.1%)	380 (30.4%)	146 (11.7%)	3 (0.2%)	4 (0.3%)	82 (6.6%)	85.5	221^st of 2335 public middle schools	90.5%		84.2	253^rd of 2344 public middle schools	89.2%	32	93.0	70.9	72.6	80.6	52.0	33.6	73.1	51.3	$7,855

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Taylor Middle ranks 1647^th of 2335 Texas middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What high school do graduates of Taylor Middle attend?

Students who attend Taylor Middle usually go on to attend Taylor High School

What district is Taylor Middle in?

Taylor Independent School District (Isd)

What is the racial makeup of Taylor Middle?

Students at Taylor Middle are 66% Hispanic, 22% White, 8% African American, 2% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

How many students attend Taylor Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 602 students attended Taylor Middle.

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